Lukwele Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lukwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2271:233,22319,155
Zambia1281:123,8289,362
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lukwele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lukwele Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lukwele occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukwele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 781,947th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwele reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Lukwele is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 233,223. In Tanzania Lukwele is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Lukwele Last Name Statistics demography

Lukwele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.47% more than the national average, earning R 381,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukwale86916/
Lucwele8640/
Lukuele864/
Lokwele864/
Likwele862/
Lukweli861/
Lukwela861/
Lukwell861/
Luckwell80385/
Likgwele8010/
Lukwil771/
Loekwelee7570/
Likwale71118/
Lukwila7179/
Ligwele7127/
Lukwili7121/
Lugwile7113/
Lokuele714/
Logwele712/
Likweli711/
Liquele711/
Lokweli711/
Lukwali711/
Lukuela711/
Likwile711/
Lukhwili679/
Luckwill674/
Louguele671/
Lougbele671/
Lukwaila671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lukwele
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